Approaching Humankind
Towards an Intercultural Humanism
Contributions by Christoph Antweiler Contributions by Hubert Cancik Contributions by Umesh Chattopadhyaya Contributions by Günter Dux Contributions by Gerald Hüther Contributions by Ilse Lenz Contributions by Georg W. Oesterdiekhoff Contributions by Heiner Roetz Contributions by Helwig Schmidt-Glintzer Contributions by Jürgen Straub Contributions by Jörn Rüsen Contributions by Oliver Kozlarek Edited by Jörn Rüsen Series edited by Sorin Antohi Series edited by Chun-chieh Huang Series edited by Jörn Rüsen
Hardback (Published)
(June 2013)
ISBN: 9783847100584
6.46 x 9.69 inches
Price: $99.00
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A fascinating spetrum of answers to the fundamerntal question what it means to be a human being
Every human life form encapsulates an idea of humankind and humanity. Today, this very idea is challenged by the various and diverging needs for cultural orientation in the age of globalization. One of the recent attempts to meet these challenges is provided by a new humanism with an intercultural intent. Such humanism can be conceptualized only by the collaborative efforts of different academic disciplines at exploring the human being as the gist of what is meant by humanity. Thus, this volume explores the pertinent fields of knowledge from the perspectives of philosophy, theology, anthropology, sociology, economy, psychology, neurobiology, history, and gender studies. Focusing on the guiding question of what is meant by being a human, the contributions of this volume encompass a fascinating spectrum of insights, which will orientate future discussions on humanity and humanism. Every human life form encapsulates an idea of humankind and humanity. Today, this very idea is challenged by the various and diverging needs for cultural orientation in the age of globalization. One of the recent attempts to meet these challenges is provided by a new humanism with an intercultural intent. Such humanism can be conceptualized only by the collaborative efforts of different academic disciplines at exploring the human being as the gist of what is meant by humanity. Thus, this volume explores the pertinent fields of knowledge from the perspectives of philosophy, theology, anthropology, sociology, economy, psychology, neurobiology, history, and gender studies. Focusing on the guiding question of what is meant by being a human, the contributions of this volume encompass a fascinating spectrum of insights, which will orientate future discussions on humanity and humanism.
Der Kulturanthropologe Prof. Dr. Christoph Antweiler leitet die Abteilung für Südostasienwissenschaft am Institut für Orient- und Asienwissenschaften der Rheinischen Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität Bonn. Seine Hauptforschungsregion ist Südostasien. Zu seinen Forschungsschwerpunkten gehören Rationalität, lokales Wissen, Urbanität, Entwicklung, Ethnizität, Kulturuniversalien sowie biokulturelle Themen.
- Contributions by Christoph Antweiler
- Contributions by Hubert Cancik
- Contributions by Umesh Chattopadhyaya
- Contributions by Günter Dux
- Contributions by Gerald Hüther
- Contributions by Ilse Lenz
- Contributions by Georg W. Oesterdiekhoff
- Contributions by Heiner Roetz
- Contributions by Helwig Schmidt-Glintzer
- Contributions by Jürgen Straub
- Contributions by Jörn Rüsen
- Contributions by Oliver Kozlarek
- Edited by Jörn Rüsen
- Series edited by Sorin Antohi
- Series edited by Chun-chieh Huang
- Series edited by Jörn Rüsen
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Rebuilding the Profession
Comparative Literature, Intercultural Studies and the Humanities in the Age of Globalization. Essays in Honor of Mihai I. Spariosu
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